Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Geoscience Faculty.
Submissions from 2016
The Geochemical Components that Distinguish Loa- and Kea-Trend Hawaiian Shield Lavas, Frederick A. Frey, Shichun Huang, Guangping Xu, and Klaus P. Jochum
Magmas and their sources: A special issue honoring Frederick A. Frey, M O. Garcia, J M. Rhodes, Shichun Huang, and R Hickey-Vargas
Effect of a motorcycle helmet on the airborne dust concentration near a rider’s nose and mouth: wind tunnel study and field test, D Goossens and Brenda Buck
Whole rock and discrete pyrite geochemistry as complementary tracers of ancient ocean chemistry: An example from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China, D D. Gregory, T W. Lyons, R R. Large, Ganqing Jiang, A S. Stepanov, C W. Diamond, M C. Figueroa, and P Olin
Monte Carlo Simulations of the Gamma-Ray Screening Properties of Common Rocks., Daniel A. Haber, Pamela C. Burnley, and Russell L. Malchow
Petrogenesis of high-CaO lavas from Mauna Kea, Hawaii: Constraints from trace element abundances, Shichun Huang and Munir Humayun
Compositional variation within thick (>10 m) flow units of Mauna Kea Volcano cored by the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project, Shichun Huang, M J. Vollinger, F A. Frey, J M. Rhodes, and Q Zhang
Source region analyses of the morainal detritus from the Grove Mountains: Evidence from the subglacial geology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian Prydz Belt of East Antarctica, J Hu, Minghua Ren, Y Zhao, X Liu, and H Chen
Is the mantle chemically stratified? Insights from sound velocity modeling and isotope evolution of an early magma ocean, E Hyung, Shichun Huang, M I. Petaev, and S B. Jacobsen
Hydraulic bridges in unsaturated coarse granular media: Influence of bridge size and conductivity on flow through clasts, Jeevan A Jayakody and Michael Nicholl
Testing the navigational efficiency of desert-dwelling Jurassic arthropods, Zachary A. Jensen, Gordon Haight, and Stephen M. Rowland
Large Igneous Provinces, Their Giant Mafic Dyke Swarms, and Links to Metallogeny, Simon Jowitt and R E. Ernst
On wholeness and the implicate order in crystals and its implications for consciousness studies, Shirin Kaboli
Deformation Analysis of Forsterite Olivine Using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging and Electron Backscatter Diffraction,, Shirin Kaboli, Reynauld Gauvin, and Pamela C. Burnley
Immunotoxicological and neurotoxicological profile of health effects following subacute exposure to geogenic dust from sand dunes at the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV, D Keil, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Y Teng, M Leetham, L Murphy, J Pollard, M Eggers, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and J DeWitt
Health effects from exposure to atmospheric mineral dust near Las Vegas, NV, USA, D E. Keil, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Y Teng, J Pollard, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and J DeWitt
A Speleothem Record of Great Basin Paleoclimate: The Leviathan Chronology, Nevada, Matthew Lachniet
Isoscapes of δ18O and δ2H reveal climatic forcings on Alaska and Yukon precipitation, Matthew Lachniet, D E. Lawson, H Stephen, A R. Sloat, and W P. Patterson
Investigating palygorskite’s role in the development of mesothelioma in southern Nevada: Insights into fiber-induced carcinogenicity, D Larson, A Powers, J P. Ambrosi, M Tanji, A Napolitano, E G. Flores, F Baumann, L Pellegrini, C J. Jennings, Brenda Buck, B T. McLaurin, D Merkler, C Robinson, P Morris, M Dogan, A U. Dogan, H I. Pass, S Pastorino, M Carbone, and H Yang
Oxidative stress and lung pathology following geogenic dust exposure, M Leetham, J DeWitt, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Yuanxin Teng, J Pollard, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and D Keil
Comparison of the multifractal characteristics of heavy metals in soils within two areas of contrasting economic activities in China, X Li, X Li, F Yuan, Simon Jowitt, T Zhou, K Yang, J Zhou, X Hu, and Y Li
Modeling background radiation using geochemical data: A case study in and around Cameron, Arizona, Kara E Marsac, P C. Burnley, C T. Adcock, D A. Haber, R L. Malchow, and E M. Hausrath
Structural evolution of the Maynard Lake fault within the left-lateral Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, Mahmud Muhammad and Wanda J. Taylor
Investigating Oligocene-Miocene folded tuffs and extensional faults along the Buckhorn fault, Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, Thomas Price and Wanda J. Taylor
An ichnotaxonomically diverse fossil tracksite with multiple Grallator trackways in the Aztec Sandstone (Jurassic) of Red Rock National Conservation Area, Las Vegas, Nevada, Stephen M. Rowland and Gordon Haight
Trace fossils of the Aztec Sandstone in Southern Nevada including an undescribed mammaloid ichnotaxon, Stephen M. Rowland and Gordon Haight
Mid-to-Late Holocene Packrat Midden Data from the Shivwits Plateau Record: An Eastward Contraction of the North American Monsoon, Stephen M. Rowland and Dana Olsen
Mid-to-Late Holocene packrat midden data from the Shivwits Plateau record an eastward contraction of the North American monsoon, Stephen M. Rowland and Dana Olsen
Oceanic oxygenation events in the anoxic Ediacaran ocean, Swapan K Sahoo, N J. Planavsky, Ganqing Jiang, B Kendall, J D. Owens, X Wang, X Shi, A D. Anbar, and T W. Lyons
The end of the Ediacaran: Two new exceptionally preserved body fossil assemblages from Mount Dunfee, Nevada, USA, E F. Smith, L L. Nelson, M A. Strange, A E. Eyster, Steve Rowland, D P. Schrag, and F A. Macdonald
New U-Pb age constraints on the upper Banxi Group and synchrony of the Sturtian glaciation in South China, G Song, X Wang, X Shi, and Ganqing Jiang
Cadomian (~560 Ma) crust buried beneath the northern Arabian Peninsula: Mineral, chemical, geochronological, and isotopic constraints from NE Jordan xenoliths, R J. Stern, K A. Ali, Minghua Ren, G H. Jarrar, R L. Romer, M I. Leybourne, M J. Whitehouse, and K M. Ibrahim
First report of the Ediacaran cloudinid fossil Conotubus in North America and its apparent preservation by direct precipitatio of iron oxides and iron-rich aluminosilicates, Michael A. Strange and Stephen M. Rowland
Extremely low oxygen concentration in mid-Proterozoic shallow seawaters, D Tang, X Shi, X Wang, and Ganqing Jiang
Geologic Model of the Development of Las Vegas Basin, Nevada, Wanda J. Taylor, J Wagoner, S A. Abdelhaleem, and Barbara Luke
Phase transformations and indications for acoustic mode softening in Tb-Gd orthophosphate, Oliver Tschauner, S V. Ushakov, A Navrotsky, and L A. Boatner
Hydrothermal zircon geochronology: Age constraint on Nanling Range tungsten mineralization (Southeast China), X Wang, J Chen, and Minghua Ren
Paired carbonate and organic carbon isotope variations of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation from an upper slope section at Siduping, South China, Xinqiang Wang, Ganqing Jiang, X Shi, and S Xiao
Assessing the energy requirements and global warming potential of the production of rare earth elements, Z Weng, N Haque, G M. Mudd, and Simon Jowitt
The Cactus Springs Mammoth Tusk and Molar Site, Clark County, Nevada, Joseph Woodworth, Marco Negovschi, and Stephen M. Rowland
Fault-related fold styles and progressions in fold-thrust belts: Insights from sandbox modeling, D P. Yan, Y B. Xu, Z B. Dong, L Qiu, S Zhang, and Michael Wells
Submissions from 2015
Kinematics and Timing of Deformation of Nellis Dunes Recreational Area, Nellis, Nevad, Shaimaa Abdelhaleem and Wanda J. Taylor
Educational experiences for K-12 in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Investigations of Shock Effects on Phosphate Minerals in Extraterrestrial Materials, C. T. Adcock, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Oliver D. Tschauner, and Arya Udry
Phosphate release: The effect of prebiotic organic compounds on dissolution of Mars-relevant phosphate minerals, Courtney L. Bartlett, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and C. T. Adcock
Reply to “No Increased Risk for Mesothelioma in Relation to Natural-Occurring Asbestos in Southern Nevada”, Francine Baumann, Brenda J. Buck, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brett T. McLaurin, Doug Merkler, and Michele Carbone
The Presence of Asbestos in the Natural Environment is Likely Related to Mesothelioma in Young Individuals and Women from Southern Nevada, Francine Baumann, Brenda J. Buck, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brett T. McLaurin, Douglas J. Merkler, and Michele Carbone
Biogeochemical Weathering of Serpentinites: An Examination of Incipient Dissolution Affecting Serpentine Soil Formation, Julie L. Baumeister, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Amanda A. Olsen, Oliver Tschauner, Christopher T. Adcock, and Rodney V. Metcalf
Elastic plastic self-consistent (EPSC) modeling of plastic deformation in fayalite olivine, Pamela C. Burnley
Examining the Spatial Scale of Variations in Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Background Over Individual Bedrock Geologic Units., Pamela Burnley, Adela Fernandez, Jeremiah Smith, Alex Goya, Daniel Haber, Racheal Johnsen, Kara E. Marsac, and Russell Malchow
Assessing hydrodynamic effects on jarosite dissolution rates, reaction products, and preservation on Mars, Emily M. Dixon, Andrew S. Elwood Madden, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and Megan E. Elwood Madden
Low temperature anhydrite precipitation in flowing brines: Implications for calcium sulfate phases observed on Mars, M. E. Elwood Madden, E. M. Dixon, A. S. Elwood Madden, B. R. Pritchett, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Weathering profiles at Mawrth Vallis yield insight into the aqueous history and potential habitability of Mars, S. R. Gainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J. A. Hurowitz
Surface and Airborne Arsenic Concentrations in a Recreational Site near Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Dirk Goossens, Brenda J. Buck, Yuanxin Teng, and Brett T. McLaurin
Toward a Predictive Model for Background Radiation: Predicting Gamma Exposure Rates in the Twin Peaks Volcanic Field, Utah, US., Racheal L. Johnsen, Pamela C. Burnley, and Russell Malchow
Predictive Radiological Background Distributions from Geologic Data, Russell Malchow, Pamela C. Burnley, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Kara Marsac, Daniel Haber, and Christopher Adcock
Forsterite Dissolution Rates in MG-Sulfate-Rich Mars-Analog Brines, and Implications for the Aqueous History of Mars, Amanda Albright Olsen, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J Donald Rimstidt
Micromorphology and formation of pedogenic ooids in calcic soils and petrocalcic horizons, Colin R. Robins, Annika Deurlington, Brenda J. Buck, and Amy L. Brock-Hon
Phase Equilibria and Compressibility of bastnaesite-(La) Abstract, Richard Lee Rowland II and Pamela C. Burnley
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument---the Mojave Desert's Newest National Park Service Unit, Stephen M. Rowland
Paleontology and Paleoclimatology of the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and Adjacent Nevada State Parks Land, Stephen M. Rowland and Joshua W. Bonde
The history-of-life poster series of Austrian artist Fritz Zerritsch: a mid-twentieth century European example of paleontological iconography, Stephen M. Rowland and Jane P. Davidson
Age profile of terminal Pleistocene Columbian mammoths from the Tule Springs Fossil Beds of Southern Nevada, Stephen M. Rowland and Lauren E. Parry
Zeolite weathering in laboratory and natural settings, and implications for Mars, R. E. Schofield, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and S. R. Gainey
Evaluating Variations in Uranium, Thorium and Potassium Content in the Pierre Shale using National Uranium Resource Evaluation Aerial Gamma-Ray Survey Data, Jeremiah Smith, Pamela C. Burnley, Daniel Haber, and Russell Malchow
Dissolution of nontronite in brines and implications for habitable environments on Mars, M. H. Steiner, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and M. E. Elwood Madden
A coupled modeling approach to predict water quality in Lake Taihu, China: linkage to climate change projections, Chunyan Tang, Yiping Li, Peng Jiang, Zhongbo Yu, and Kumud Acharya
The mobility of Nb in rutile-saturated NaCl- and NaF-bearing aqueous fluids from 1–6.5 GPa and 300–800 °C, Elizabeth A. Tanis, Adam Simon, Oliver D. Tschauner, Paul Chow, Yuming Xiao, Pamela C. Burnley, Christopher J. Cline, John M. Hanchar, Thomas Pettke, Guoyin Shen, and Yusheng Zhao
Lithium isotopes and light lithophile element abundances in shergottites: Evidence for both magmatic degassing and subsolidus diffusion, Arya Udry, Harry Y. McSween, Richard L. Hervig, and Lawrence A. Taylor
Basalt Weathering in an Arctic Mars-Analog Site, Tiffany Yesavage, Aaron Thompson, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and Susan L. Brantley
Basalt weathering in an arctic mars analog site, Tiffany Yesavage, Aaron Thompson, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and Susan L. Brantley
Submissions from 2014
Reactive transport modeling of phosphate mineral dissolution in high-P martian rocks, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Modeling Background Radiation in our Environment using Geochemical data, Pamela Burnley, Russell Malchow, Daniel Harber, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and Chris Adcock
Formation of aqueous minerals: Implications for the past habitability of Mars, S. R. Grainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, J. A. Hurowitz, and O. Tschauner
Using geochemical kinetics to interpret potential habitability, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, M. E. Elwood Madden, S. R. Gainey, A. A. Olsen, and M. H. Steiner
Experimental evidence suggests significant aqueous alteration of abundant phosphorus release on Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, S. R. Gainey, M. H. Steiner, and V. M. Tu
Ca isotopic composition reflect evapotranspiration and dust inputs in shallow desert soils, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, B. R. Downs, and C. Holmden
Genesis and Health Risk Implications of an Unusual Occurrence of Fibrous NaFe3+-amphibole, Rodney V. Metcalf and Brenda J. Buck
Unusual Occurrences of Asbestiform Amphibole Near Populated Areas of Southern Nevada, USA, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brenda J. Buck, and Brett T. McLaurin
Unusual occurrence of asbestiform libby-type sodium amphibole near populated areas of southern Nevada, USA, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brenda J. Buck, and Brett T. McLaurin
Possible Association of Ferrous Phosphates and Ferric Sulfates in Hydrothermal Deposits in Gusev Crater, Mars, C. Schröder, J. Mao, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, R. V. Morris, S. W. Squyres, and S. B. Haderlein
Dissolution of nontronite by high ionic strength brines and implications for habitable environments on Mars, M. H. Steiner, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and R. E. Schofield
Serpentinite Dissolution: An Analog To Mantle-Ocean Interaction On Europa, A R. Taylor, Amanda A. Olsen, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2013
Interpretation of phosphate mobility on Mars based on terrestrial Mars-analog basalts and reactive transport modeling, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Clay mineral precipitation and implications for Mars, S. R. Gainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J. A. Hurowitz
Serpentine dissolution in the presence of iron-oxidizing bacteria, K. A. Negrich, A. Olsen, J. MacRae, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Synthesis of potential phosphate mineral biosignatures under Mars-relevant conditions, M. H. Steiner, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and H. J. Sun
Dissolution of amorphous Al- and Fe-phosphates: Implications for phosphate mobility on Mars, V. M. Tu and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2012
The dissolution rate of whitlockite and implications for the habitability of early Mars, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kinetics of Nontronite Dissolution and Implications for Mars, S. R. Gainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J. A. Hurowitz
Dissolution of olivine, siderite and basalt at 80°C in 0.1 M H2SO4 in a flow-through process: Insights into acidic weathering on Mars, D. C. Golden, D. W. Ming, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, R. V. Morris, P. B. Niles, C. N. Achilles, D. K. Ross, B. L. Cooper, C. P. Gonzalez, and S. A. Mertzman
Interpreting phosphate mobility on Mars and the implications for habitability, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, and V. Tu
Phosphate records environmental conditions important to habitability in soils and rocks on Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, and V. M. Tu
Biogeochemical weathering of serpentinites: An examination of the first reactions controlling serpentine soil formation, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. A. Olsen, J. L. Baumeister, E. Yardley, M. Bodkin, and K. Negrich
Laboratory experiments on Mars-relevant clay and phosphate minerals yield insights into the aqueous history and potential for habitability on Mars, E. M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, S. R. Gainey, J. A. Hurowitz, and V. M. Tu
Multiple smaller missions as a direct pathway to Mars sample return, P. B. Niles, P. Abell, J. Andrews-Hanna, P. D. Archer, A. M. Baldridge, J. F. Bell, J. Bishop, J. E. Bleacher, M. C. Bourke, A. J. Brown, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Dissolution rates of amorphous Al-and Fe-phosphates and their relevance to Mars, V. M. Tu and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2011
Dissolution rates and mineral lifetimes for phosphate-containing minerals and implications for Mars, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Synthesis of phosphate minerals for use in dissolution experiments, C. T. Adcock, Adam C. Simon, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath